diff --git a/ietf/cookies/urls.py b/ietf/cookies/urls.py
index 10ee92629..bec6a2fe5 100644
--- a/ietf/cookies/urls.py
+++ b/ietf/cookies/urls.py
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
      (r'^expires_soon/', views.expires_soon),
      (r'^full_draft/(?P<enabled>.*)$', views.full_draft),
      (r'^full_draft/', views.full_draft),
+     (r'^left_menu/(?P<enabled>.*)$', views.left_menu),
+     (r'^left_menu/', views.left_menu),
 )
diff --git a/ietf/cookies/views.py b/ietf/cookies/views.py
index 10d2c69b8..738bbde06 100644
--- a/ietf/cookies/views.py
+++ b/ietf/cookies/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response as render
 from django.template import RequestContext
 
-def settings(request, new_enough = -1, expires_soon = -1, full_draft = ""):
+def settings(request, new_enough = -1, expires_soon = -1, full_draft = "", left_menu=""):
     if new_enough < 0:
         if "new_enough" in request.COOKIES and request.COOKIES["new_enough"].isdigit():
             new_enough = int(request.COOKIES["new_enough"])
@@ -21,11 +21,19 @@ def settings(request, new_enough = -1, expires_soon = -1, full_draft = ""):
                 full_draft = "off"
         else:
             full_draft = "off"
+    if left_menu == "":
+        if "left_menu" in request.COOKIES:
+            left_menu = request.COOKIES["left_menu"]
+            if left_menu != 'on' and left_menu != 'off':
+                left_menu = "on"
+        else:
+            left_menu = "on"
     return render("cookies/settings.html",
            {
             "new_enough" : new_enough,
             "expires_soon" : expires_soon,
-            "full_draft" : full_draft
+            "full_draft" : full_draft,
+            "left_menu": left_menu,
             }, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 def new_enough(request, days="14"):
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@ def new_enough(request, days="14"):
         days = 0
     if days == 0:
         days = 14
-    response = settings(request, days, -1)
+    response = settings(request, new_enough=days)
     response.set_cookie("new_enough", days, 315360000)
     return response
 
@@ -46,13 +54,24 @@ def expires_soon(request, days="14"):
         days = 0
     if days == 0:
         days = 14
-    response = settings(request, -1, days)
+    response = settings(request, expires_soon=days)
     response.set_cookie("expires_soon", days, 315360000)
     return response
 
 def full_draft(request, enabled="off"):
     if enabled != "on" and enabled != "off":
         enabled = "off"
-    response = settings(request, -1, -1, enabled)
+    response = settings(request, full_draft=enabled)
     response.set_cookie("full_draft", enabled, 315360000)
     return response
+
+def left_menu(request, enabled="on"):
+    if enabled != "on" and enabled != "off":
+        enabled = "on"
+    # Propagate the new setting immediately, to render the settings page
+    # iteself according to the setting:
+    request.COOKIES["left_menu"] = enabled 
+    response = settings(request, left_menu=enabled)
+    response.set_cookie("left_menu", enabled, 315360000)
+    return response
+
diff --git a/ietf/templates/base.html b/ietf/templates/base.html
index b0063c686..a5b9f907d 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/base.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/base.html
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@
 	    </div>
           </div>
         {% endif %}
-
-        {% if not hide_menu %} {# ugly hack for the more or less unported meeting agenda edit pages #}
+        {% if request.COOKIES.left_menu != "off" and not hide_menu %} {# ugly hack for the more or less unported meeting agenda edit pages #}
           <div class="row">
 	    <div class="col-md-2 visible-md visible-lg leftmenu">
 	      <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked panel panel-default panel-body">
diff --git a/ietf/templates/cookies/settings.html b/ietf/templates/cookies/settings.html
index 4599eb11c..e3350e5f7 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/cookies/settings.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/cookies/settings.html
@@ -50,5 +50,16 @@
     <a class="btn btn-default {% if full_draft == "on" %}active{% endif %}" href="/accounts/settings/full_draft/on">On</a>
   </div>
 
+  <h2 class="ietf-divider">Show the left-hand menu?</h2>
+
+  <p>Show the left-hand menu on all regular pages? This defaults to on.</p>
+
+  <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified">
+    <a class="btn btn-default {% if left_menu == "off" %}active{% endif %}" href="/accounts/settings/left_menu/off">Off</a>
+    <a class="btn btn-default {% if left_menu == "on" %}active{% endif %}" href="/accounts/settings/left_menu/on">On</a>
+  </div>
+
+
+
 {% endblock %}